But Thursday’s 211-231 victory at Rustic Canyon Golf Course meant perhaps the most to Ritchie, who shot 39 to help the Lions secure their fourth consecutive win in the rivalry in her final career regular-season showdown with La Reina.

“I had a 3-footer on the last hole and I knew what it was for. I’m a big girl now and I knew how to handle that putt,” Ritchie said. “I didn’t feel like it was my best day striking the ball, but I worked hard for everything I got because I knew every stroke counted. I found myself in trouble a lot, ending up in four sand traps, but I managed to work my way out of it, including a really big 10-foot putt (for bogey) on No. 5.”

Manthena held a four-stroke margin over Dunne in the teams’ first meeting Sept. 17 at Camarillo Springs, but her efforts in the rematch — including two birdies — still weren’t enough for La Reina (4-2, 4-2), which only cut one stroke off Oaks Christian’s margin of victory from the league opener.

“We all played well, but just fell short,” Manthena said.

With Ritchie giving Oaks Christian (9-1, 6-0) a second scorer under 40, it was too deep of a hole for the Regents to overcome, even with Tori Roeske carding a 42, Kasia Rudnicki shooting a 45 and Juliet Ponte adding a 47 for the Lions.

“Christiana really came through for us and I couldn’t be happier for her,” Oaks Christian coach Tim Meinert said. “Tori and Kasia both got off to rough starts, but they were able to hang in there and collect themselves and that shows a lot of maturity.”

La Reina had won 13 titles in the past 15 seasons in the Channel, Frontier and Tri-Valley leagues, sharing the crown with the Lions in 2009. Oaks Christian’s win was a significant step toward the Lions securing a second straight title outright.